I． Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Chapter 23.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ___ in the American literary histrory. A.individual feelings B.idea of survival of the fittest C.strong imagination D.return to nature (024) 24. Henry David Thoreau's work,__,has always been regarded as a masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism.5 A.Walden B.The pioneers C.Nature D.Song of Myself (024) 23.The hightide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around . [A]1820 [B]1850 [C]1880 [D]1920(034) 25.Which group of writers are among those who may be called early pioneers of American literature? [A]Mark Twain and Henry James. [B]Fenimore Cooper and Washington lrving. [C]Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner [D]Jack London and O‘Henry. (034) 31.The Romantic Writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the（ ） in the American literary history. A. individual feeling B. survival of the fittest(054) C. strong imagination D. return to nature 24.The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of __________ to the outbreak of ___________.（ ） A. the 17th century… the American War of Independence B. the 18th century… the American Civil War C. the 17th century… the American Civil War D. the 18th century… the U.S.-Mexican War(057) 29.The theme of Washington Irving‘s Rip Van Winkle is（ ） . A. the conflict of human psyche B. the fight against racial discrimination (057) C. the familial conflict D. the nostalg...
